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Lost At E Minor: For creative peopleSun, 02 Aug 2015 21:35:16 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.2Coffee cups are transformed into works of art by this Aussie illustratorhttp://www.lostateminor.com/2015/05/29/coffee-cups-are-transformed-into-works-of-art-by-this-aussie-illustrator/
http://www.lostateminor.com/2015/05/29/coffee-cups-are-transformed-into-works-of-art-by-this-aussie-illustrator/#commentsThu, 28 May 2015 16:34:20 +0000http://www.lostateminor.com/?p=254669Someone get this man a city building to doodle on, stat! Aussie illustrator Adrian Hogan is based in Tokyo and he’s found a little niche in the field of illustration. His canvas is a simple coffee cup and his muse is the lively city of Tokyo. Hogan spends anywhere from 20 minutes to an hour […]

Someone get this man a city building to doodle on, stat! Aussie illustrator Adrian Hogan is based in Tokyo and he’s found a little niche in the field of illustration. His canvas is a simple coffee cup and his muse is the lively city of Tokyo.

Hogan spends anywhere from 20 minutes to an hour decorating each coffee cup, using just a pen and a small set of watercolour paints and pencils. The finished result is nothing short of breathtaking. But what makes his art even more unique is that Hogan displays each decorated coffee cup in his Instagram feed, complete with a short video of the scene he just painted.

]]>http://www.lostateminor.com/2015/05/29/coffee-cups-are-transformed-into-works-of-art-by-this-aussie-illustrator/feed/0A fully decked-out Mario Bros. Airbnb apartment in Tokyohttp://www.lostateminor.com/2015/05/12/a-fully-decked-out-mario-bros-airbnb-apartment-in-tokyo/
http://www.lostateminor.com/2015/05/12/a-fully-decked-out-mario-bros-airbnb-apartment-in-tokyo/#commentsTue, 12 May 2015 11:09:46 +0000http://www.lostateminor.com/?p=252683Airbnb have some pretty crazy rentals around the world. We’ve already reported on the cable car accommodation in the French Alps and the IKEA Airbnb in Sydney. But check out this next place to stay, just south of inner Tokyo. It’s brimming with Super Mario products. The apartment is located in the Meguro district of Tokyo […]

Airbnb have some pretty crazy rentals around the world. We’ve already reported on the cable car accommodation in the French Alps and the IKEA Airbnb in Sydney. But check out this next place to stay, just south of inner Tokyo. It’s brimming with Super Mario products.

The apartment is located in the Meguro district of Tokyo and features two beds, a kitchen, and bathroom, all for US$78 a night. Bargain! But if that wasn’t tempting enough, you’ll be completely surrounded by Mario, Luigi and Bowser for the entire duration of your stay. Even the kitchen and bathrooms are decorated with Mario products like flower pot utensil holders and mushroom toilet paper boxes. And of course, while you’re staying here you’ll be able to access retro video games to play in HD.

And the cherry on top? The host will even be happy to take you out for dinner ‘somewhere special that tourists don’t know about’. Gotta book it. Gotta book it now!

]]>http://www.lostateminor.com/2015/05/12/a-fully-decked-out-mario-bros-airbnb-apartment-in-tokyo/feed/0Psychedelic music video features timelapse of a kaleidoscope Tokyohttp://www.lostateminor.com/2015/04/06/psychedelic-music-video-features-timelapse-of-a-kaleidoscope-tokyo/
http://www.lostateminor.com/2015/04/06/psychedelic-music-video-features-timelapse-of-a-kaleidoscope-tokyo/#commentsSun, 05 Apr 2015 20:48:14 +0000http://www.lostateminor.com/?p=250936The mesmerizing city of Tokyo gets a bit more mesmerizing – and a lot more psychedelic – with a time-lapse music video that imagines it as a giant kaleidoscope. Produced for the song ‘Only to Silence’ by ‘LLLL’, the video features the metropolis’ winding streets and bright lights morphing into an array of reflected images. […]

The mesmerizing city of Tokyo gets a bit more mesmerizing – and a lot more psychedelic – with a time-lapse music video that imagines it as a giant kaleidoscope. Produced for the song ‘Only to Silence’ by ‘LLLL’, the video features the metropolis’ winding streets and bright lights morphing into an array of reflected images. Trippy, in a legal way!

]]>http://www.lostateminor.com/2015/04/06/psychedelic-music-video-features-timelapse-of-a-kaleidoscope-tokyo/feed/0Take a peek into the world’s most expensive one-bedroom apartment at US$21.8 millionhttp://www.lostateminor.com/2014/10/11/take-peek-worlds-expensive-one-bedroom-apartment-us21-8-million/
http://www.lostateminor.com/2014/10/11/take-peek-worlds-expensive-one-bedroom-apartment-us21-8-million/#commentsFri, 10 Oct 2014 18:45:35 +0000http://www.lostateminor.com/?p=225204Would you like a quick tour of the world’s most expensive 1-bedroom apartment? It’s being listed at 1.8 billion yen (US$21.8 million) as we take a peek. Simply called The House, it’s located at the most exclusive district of Tokyo – Minami-Azabu. At 4,434 square foot (411.932 sq m), we did the math and it […]

Would you like a quick tour of the world’s most expensive 1-bedroom apartment? It’s being listed at 1.8 billion yen (US$21.8 million) as we take a peek. Simply called The House, it’s located at the most exclusive district of Tokyo – Minami-Azabu. At 4,434 square foot (411.932 sq m), we did the math and it came up to a jaw-dropping US$4,920.75 per square foot.

The apartment’s highlights include a Parisian-style terrace overlooking the beautiful Arisugawa park, original works from famous Japanese artist Hiroshi Senju (painted on site, no less!), a massive courtyard garden, a Japanese ‘Ryotei’ style dining room allowing a chef to serve guests directly, and Italian imported stone and wood for the walls, flooring and doors.

]]>http://www.lostateminor.com/2014/10/11/take-peek-worlds-expensive-one-bedroom-apartment-us21-8-million/feed/070 artists turn this office building into a huge art gallery before it gets demolishedhttp://www.lostateminor.com/2014/09/30/70-artists-turn-office-building-huge-art-gallery-gets-demolished/
http://www.lostateminor.com/2014/09/30/70-artists-turn-office-building-huge-art-gallery-gets-demolished/#commentsTue, 30 Sep 2014 13:54:29 +0000http://www.lostateminor.com/?p=223188The face of Tokyo is changing at a quick pace, Many old buildings are being torn down to make way for new facilities planned for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Recently, one such office building in the Kojimachi area was repossessed by a group of 70 artists who gave it their makeover version on every floor. […]

The face of Tokyo is changing at a quick pace, Many old buildings are being torn down to make way for new facilities planned for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Recently, one such office building in the Kojimachi area was repossessed by a group of 70 artists who gave it their makeover version on every floor.

The project, called BCTION, invites the public to view the artistic interpretations on each of the nine floors, and in doing so, bidding a last goodbye to a building that will soon belong to the past.

]]>http://www.lostateminor.com/2014/09/30/70-artists-turn-office-building-huge-art-gallery-gets-demolished/feed/0Yes, students actually rush to school to study in a classroom like thishttp://www.lostateminor.com/2014/06/10/students-rush-school-study-classroom-like/
http://www.lostateminor.com/2014/06/10/students-rush-school-study-classroom-like/#commentsMon, 09 Jun 2014 19:20:29 +0000http://www.lostateminor.com/?p=207095The Wall Art Project is a non-profit organization based in Tokyo. To encourage a sense of wonderment and possibility amongst students as far away as India and Tibet, the organization has launched the Wall Art Festival, where artists are invited to share their inspiration and creativity, and bring their art into schools. One of the […]

The Wall Art Project is a non-profit organization based in Tokyo. To encourage a sense of wonderment and possibility amongst students as far away as India and Tibet, the organization has launched the Wall Art Festival, where artists are invited to share their inspiration and creativity, and bring their art into schools. One of the artists who came on board this meaningful project was Japanese artist Yusuke Asai. Asai paints with basically anything he can get his hands on – tape, pens, leaves, dust and mud.

He traveled to the Niranjana School in Bahar of East India for this project and stayed true to his creation process by using only materials available in the vicinity. They included water and straw, seven different types of soil and a whole lot of cow dung. What he drew within the walls of a classroom will simply take our collective breathes away. Titled Earth Painting: The Forest of Vows, we wonder seriously if the students would be able to pay attention in this class thereafter.

]]>http://www.lostateminor.com/2014/06/10/students-rush-school-study-classroom-like/feed/0Claustrophobic? Don’t ride Tokyo’s subway during rush hourhttp://www.lostateminor.com/2014/04/08/claustrophobic-dont-ride-tokyos-subway-rush-hour/
http://www.lostateminor.com/2014/04/08/claustrophobic-dont-ride-tokyos-subway-rush-hour/#commentsTue, 08 Apr 2014 11:04:13 +0000http://www.lostateminor.com/?p=199326‘Tokyo Compression’ is a series by photographer Michael Wolf, in which he documents the daily grind of commuters in the packed subways of the busy metropolis. The series, which has already been published into three books, show the stressed out and tired faces of commuters through the subway windows during peak hours of the rush […]

‘Tokyo Compression’ is a series by photographer Michael Wolf, in which he documents the daily grind of commuters in the packed subways of the busy metropolis. The series, which has already been published into three books, show the stressed out and tired faces of commuters through the subway windows during peak hours of the rush hour.

Some have goofy expressions, while most show fatigue and discomfort (and pretty much every ‘I hate my life’ face you can think of.) Sometimes the train gets too crowded that people have their faces squished against the windows, creating a silly but sad portrait of a face in the crowd.

Of course, this type of wearying commute isn’t exclusive to the subways of Tokyo. This scene is pretty common in most countries, especially in developing economies with rapidly growing cities (that includes you, Metro Manila MRT.)

Here it is, folks-the future! There’s a tiny (and I mean tiny) pop-up shop in Harajuku, Tokyo, that’s getting loads of attention. Created by Duncan Shotton Design Studio, the pop-up shop was designed to celebrate pack number 900 going on sale in the 1000 limited edition packs of Real Boy push pins.

The design team says, ‘The shop was also mobile, and movable via remote control, further adding to the design’s sense of surprise and playfulness, as well as insuring the minimal design would still be noticed’.

]]>http://www.lostateminor.com/2014/03/24/heres-tiny-remote-controlled-pop-shop-japan/feed/0Tokyoflash Japan’s Kisai Space Digits LCD watchhttp://www.lostateminor.com/2013/12/19/tokyoflash-japans-kisai-space-digits-lcd-watch-review/
http://www.lostateminor.com/2013/12/19/tokyoflash-japans-kisai-space-digits-lcd-watch-review/#commentsWed, 18 Dec 2013 15:14:26 +0000http://www.lostateminor.com/?p=183615Modern watches have made life easier for us, whether it be integrating alarms, mp3 players, games, and even cell phones. Or quite simply, having a user-friendly interface to read the time a lot faster and easier. But some brands just love to go against the flow. Tokyoflash Japan is known for coming out with timepieces […]

Modern watches have made life easier for us, whether it be integrating alarms, mp3 players, games, and even cell phones. Or quite simply, having a user-friendly interface to read the time a lot faster and easier. But some brands just love to go against the flow.

Tokyoflash Japan is known for coming out with timepieces that require a bit more time to tell the time (Puns intended.) With their past models, you had to either do simple arithmetic or squint and focus really, really hard to know what time it is.

The Kisai Space Digits are no different. Inspired by intergalactic travel, the watch sports an interface (framed under a mineral crystal lens) that looks like Star Trek’s Warp Drive.

The time and date are presented together, albeit in a unique layout. You can read the time (hour and minute) from left to right, while the date (month and day) can be read from top to bottom. It takes a bit of getting used to, as our eyes aren’t used to reading Warp Drive-ish digits.

But this quirky and unique time display presents a few advantages: 1. Strangers won’t easily tell the time by looking at your watch discreetly. Because people looking at other people’s watches are creepy. 2. Though if you are into strangers, it makes for a great conversation starter.

I wish there were more interface customization options, rather than having just two colours to choose from, which are green and blue. I believe blue would make the digits look very futuristic and clean.

The interface can be read even in daylight, and at night, there’s a glow-in-the-dark EL backlight. Warp Drive and glow-in-the-dark? This is every geek’s dream watch!

The watch is made of stainless steel and it comes in three tones: black, silver, or gold. The black looks very modern and quite badass, especially in contrast with the interface. I can imagine Darth Vader wearing one of these. The gold is very elegant and would look great on geek girls. The silver is pretty much the safe zone, neither flashy nor too drab. Just right. The case has pristine sand-blasted finish with a highly polished detail on its sides and buttons.

The strap is adjustable and tapers from the case, making it a good fit for both small and large wrists. The battery is a standard CR2025, which usually has a life of 12 months and can easily be replaced. Space Digits also comes with an alarm and an animation mode.

I love how Tokyoflash Japan watches are a hate it or love it thing. Many will still prefer the reliable hand of a clock. Or many will want a digital watch that’s a lot less stressful to decipher. Many will not get the appeal of a Kisai Space Digits. But for those who want something edgy, cool, and flat out make you stand out from the crowd, a $149 futuristic watch with undecipherable digits are plain awesome – even if you have to squint every now and then.

]]>http://www.lostateminor.com/2013/12/19/tokyoflash-japans-kisai-space-digits-lcd-watch-review/feed/0Yes, a Parasite Museum really does exist in Japanhttp://www.lostateminor.com/2013/10/03/a-parasite-museum-exists-in-japan/
http://www.lostateminor.com/2013/10/03/a-parasite-museum-exists-in-japan/#commentsThu, 03 Oct 2013 10:50:02 +0000http://www.lostateminor.com/?p=171773Just a couple of months until the kids are let out of school for end-of-year vacation, so why not plan a trip to the museum with them? The Parasite Museum. Yes, this museum (The Meguro Parasitological Museum) actually exists and even has an adjoining gift shop so you can proudly wear your very own parasitic […]

Just a couple of months until the kids are let out of school for end-of-year vacation, so why not plan a trip to the museum with them? The Parasite Museum. Yes, this museum (The Meguro Parasitological Museum) actually exists and even has an adjoining gift shop so you can proudly wear your very own parasitic tee home.

Why is this museum even a thing? For research. And for fun, I imagine. The first floor is dedicated to the general overview of parasites while the second floor focuses on human parasites and their life cycles, “showcasing 300 actual specimens.” It’s located in Tokyo and admission is free.

]]>http://www.lostateminor.com/2013/10/03/a-parasite-museum-exists-in-japan/feed/0P for Pizza: drawings by Kimiaki Yaegashi (aka Okimi)http://www.lostateminor.com/2013/09/07/p-for-pizza-by-kimiaki-yaegashi-aka-okimi/
http://www.lostateminor.com/2013/09/07/p-for-pizza-by-kimiaki-yaegashi-aka-okimi/#commentsFri, 06 Sep 2013 16:44:39 +0000http://www.lostateminor.com/?p=167911Who would have thought that an illustrator from the wonderful land of sushi dedicates a series of drawings to profane pizza? But the “P is for Pizza” series speaks for itself and as well as for the artist Kimiaki Yaegashi aka Okimi. The Tokyo-based illustrator and graphic designer seems to be a huge fan of […]

Who would have thought that an illustrator from the wonderful land of sushi dedicates a series of drawings to profane pizza? But the “P is for Pizza” series speaks for itself and as well as for the artist Kimiaki Yaegashi aka Okimi. The Tokyo-based illustrator and graphic designer seems to be a huge fan of the world-famous Italian dish. And we´re a fan of his funny and still quite traditional Japanese approach to it. This is when East meets West. Probably over a slice of pizza.

]]>http://www.lostateminor.com/2013/09/07/p-for-pizza-by-kimiaki-yaegashi-aka-okimi/feed/0This Tokyo store changes with the current fashion trendshttp://www.lostateminor.com/2013/08/27/this-store-changes-with-the-current-fashion-trends/
http://www.lostateminor.com/2013/08/27/this-store-changes-with-the-current-fashion-trends/#commentsTue, 27 Aug 2013 04:23:40 +0000http://www.lostateminor.com/?p=166320This store in Tokyo was built to appear as a completely opaque box. Designed by Brazilian architect Arthur Casas, the store changes its appearance as the fashion trends change. The outside walls, for instance, display lovely prints for a cool street view. Built to house Alexandre Herchcovitch’s clothing designs, the box plays off the idea of pedestrians becoming […]

This store in Tokyo was built to appear as a completely opaque box. Designed by Brazilian architect Arthur Casas, the store changes its appearance as the fashion trends change. The outside walls, for instance, display lovely prints for a cool street view. Built to house Alexandre Herchcovitch’s clothing designs, the box plays off the idea of pedestrians becoming curious over something closed up and mysterious. The box building is like a wrapped up present just waiting to be opened.

]]>http://www.lostateminor.com/2013/08/27/this-store-changes-with-the-current-fashion-trends/feed/0In Tokyo, a haunted art gallery has been created for kidshttp://www.lostateminor.com/2013/08/26/in-tokyo-a-haunted-art-gallery-has-been-created-for-kids/
http://www.lostateminor.com/2013/08/26/in-tokyo-a-haunted-art-gallery-has-been-created-for-kids/#commentsMon, 26 Aug 2013 12:24:34 +0000http://www.lostateminor.com/?p=166222Why is it that we don’t remember our childhoods being as epic as this? Just for the kids, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo engaged Torafu Architects to toy with the artworks belonging to one of its art galleries. Its name? Haunted House — and it sets out to be exactly what it sounds […]

Why is it that we don’t remember our childhoods being as epic as this? Just for the kids, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo engaged Torafu Architects to toy with the artworks belonging to one of its art galleries.

Its name? Haunted House — and it sets out to be exactly what it sounds like: it exhibits shifty artworks that don’t keep still, and invites kids to interact with them. It’s a brilliant idea.

]]>http://www.lostateminor.com/2013/08/26/in-tokyo-a-haunted-art-gallery-has-been-created-for-kids/feed/0Shohei Otomo’s art drawn with a paper-mate ballpoint penhttp://www.lostateminor.com/2013/08/13/ha-ha-hakuchi/
http://www.lostateminor.com/2013/08/13/ha-ha-hakuchi/#commentsMon, 12 Aug 2013 23:00:26 +0000http://www.lostateminor.com/?p=164844As illustration goes, an inspirational genius has got to be Shohei Otomo from Tokyo, Japan. Genius is not a word I like to use in this day and age, but when work looks this good, created with only a paper-mate ballpoint pen, the term is justified.

As illustration goes, an inspirational genius has got to be Shohei Otomo from Tokyo, Japan. Genius is not a word I like to use in this day and age, but when work looks this good, created with only a paper-mate ballpoint pen, the term is justified.

]]>http://www.lostateminor.com/2013/08/13/ha-ha-hakuchi/feed/0Tokyo City Symphonyhttp://www.lostateminor.com/2013/07/04/tokyo-city-symphony/
http://www.lostateminor.com/2013/07/04/tokyo-city-symphony/#commentsThu, 04 Jul 2013 05:30:49 +0000http://www.lostateminor.com/?p=160258The market for site-specific light projections is a small but fiercely competitive one, as seen recently at Sydney’s Vivid festival. Here is another entry into the field, this time executed on a scale model of Tokyo.

The market for site-specific light projections is a small but fiercely competitive one, as seen recently at Sydney’s Vivid festival. Here is another entry into the field, this time executed on a scale model of Tokyo.

]]>http://www.lostateminor.com/2013/07/04/tokyo-city-symphony/feed/0Photographs of Tokyo’s most interesting escalatorshttp://www.lostateminor.com/2013/05/30/photographs-of-tokyos-interesting-escalators/
http://www.lostateminor.com/2013/05/30/photographs-of-tokyos-interesting-escalators/#commentsThu, 30 May 2013 03:24:59 +0000http://www.lostateminor.com/?p=155153There are many different ways to get around Toyko, but the escalator might just be the most obscure. Blogger Miha Tamura happens to be mildly obsessed with them, and she documents the coolest ones she sees on her blog, Tokyo Escalator. Tamura’s photographs have also been compiled into a book that includes short stories. Yes, […]

There are many different ways to get around Toyko, but the escalator might just be the most obscure. Blogger Miha Tamura happens to be mildly obsessed with them, and she documents the coolest ones she sees on her blog, Tokyo Escalator. Tamura’s photographs have also been compiled into a book that includes short stories. Yes, we agree, it’s about time the lowly escalator got the attention it deserves.

]]>http://www.lostateminor.com/2013/05/30/photographs-of-tokyos-interesting-escalators/feed/0Floating bar brings Tokyo Bay into the space agehttp://www.lostateminor.com/2013/03/19/floating-bar-brings-tokyo-bay-into-the-space-age/
http://www.lostateminor.com/2013/03/19/floating-bar-brings-tokyo-bay-into-the-space-age/#commentsMon, 18 Mar 2013 22:30:09 +0000http://www.lostateminor.com/?p=143795There aren’t many water cruises that make us fantasize, but we’ll make an exception for the futuristic Jicoo Floating Bar in Tokyo Bay that leaves Hinode pier to Odaiba Seaside Park and back every hour. It is designed by famed manga artist Leiji Matsumoto, which explains why it looks like it came straight out of […]

There aren’t many water cruises that make us fantasize, but we’ll make an exception for the futuristic Jicoo Floating Bar in Tokyo Bay that leaves Hinode pier to Odaiba Seaside Park and back every hour. It is designed by famed manga artist Leiji Matsumoto, which explains why it looks like it came straight out of an anime.

]]>http://www.lostateminor.com/2013/03/19/floating-bar-brings-tokyo-bay-into-the-space-age/feed/0Mmm, cosy: Try sleeping in a Japanese locker apartmenthttp://www.lostateminor.com/2013/03/08/mmm-cosy-try-sleeping-in-a-locker-apartment/
http://www.lostateminor.com/2013/03/08/mmm-cosy-try-sleeping-in-a-locker-apartment/#commentsFri, 08 Mar 2013 07:06:09 +0000http://www.lostateminor.com/?p=142800We thought super-cramped capsule hotels were pretty much the epitome of squeezy sleeps in Tokyo. But no, we were wrong, of course. If you stay in one of these geki-sema share houses, it’s probably not much different from bunking in a locker. Of course, toilets and shower facilities are shared and not part of the […]

We thought super-cramped capsule hotels were pretty much the epitome of squeezy sleeps in Tokyo. But no, we were wrong, of course. If you stay in one of these geki-sema share houses, it’s probably not much different from bunking in a locker. Of course, toilets and shower facilities are shared and not part of the locker-like apartment — it’s not Narnia. At under US$600 a month, this is a pretty pricey locker.

]]>http://www.lostateminor.com/2013/03/08/mmm-cosy-try-sleeping-in-a-locker-apartment/feed/0Would you pay to eat soil? In Tokyo, you canhttp://www.lostateminor.com/2013/02/23/would-you-pay-to-eat-soil-in-tokyo-you-can/
http://www.lostateminor.com/2013/02/23/would-you-pay-to-eat-soil-in-tokyo-you-can/#commentsFri, 22 Feb 2013 18:21:34 +0000http://www.lostateminor.com/?p=140252At French restaurant Ne Quittez Pas in Tokyo, which serves up southern French cuisine with fresh seafood from Misaki, Kanagawa as well as green produce, you can also find soil in your food. It’s not of the accidental variety either. Owner-chef Toshio Tanabe, who has previously worked at Michelin-starred restaurants, recently started offering customers a […]

At French restaurant Ne Quittez Pas in Tokyo, which serves up southern French cuisine with fresh seafood from Misaki, Kanagawa as well as green produce, you can also find soil in your food. It’s not of the accidental variety either. Owner-chef Toshio Tanabe, who has previously worked at Michelin-starred restaurants, recently started offering customers a six-course soiled meal for 10,000 yen or nearly US$110.

Tanabe sources his chemical-free soil from a supplier in Tokyo, preparing the ingredient with some light cooking to release the flavour before running it through a sieve to remove sand grains. Dinner starts with an amuse bouche of soil soup and ends with a soil sorbet and sweet dirt gratin. The highlight is dubbed the ‘soil surprise’ or a soil-dusted potato ball with a truffle center. As one guy comments: ‘Apparently there’s about $11,000 worth of fine cuisine behind my refrigrator (sic) right now.’ He’s right. Yum.

]]>http://www.lostateminor.com/2013/02/23/would-you-pay-to-eat-soil-in-tokyo-you-can/feed/0A breathtaking light installation in Tokyo’s Sumida Riverhttp://www.lostateminor.com/2013/02/13/a-breathtaking-light-installation-in-tokyos-river-2/
http://www.lostateminor.com/2013/02/13/a-breathtaking-light-installation-in-tokyos-river-2/#commentsWed, 13 Feb 2013 10:52:47 +0000http://www.lostateminor.com/?p=138158100,000 solar-powered LED lights were released into Tokyo’s Sumida River to celebrate the beginning of the Tokyo Hotaru festival. The thousands of glowing lights were a nod to the past and the literal meaning of Hotaru, which is “firefly”. Before pollution took over the river, millions of fireflies would gather around the shore to create […]

100,000 solar-powered LED lights were released into Tokyo’s Sumida River to celebrate the beginning of the Tokyo Hotaru festival. The thousands of glowing lights were a nod to the past and the literal meaning of Hotaru, which is “firefly”. Before pollution took over the river, millions of fireflies would gather around the shore to create beautiful light displays. The light installation was a breathtaking protest against what the river has become because of human abuse. Each tiny light was designed by Panasonic to begin shining as soon as it hit the water. They floated their beautiful course and were caught in a large net at the end to prevent further pollution of the river.